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August 1848-February 1849 sary to counteract the influence of the Rowdys or lowest class, who appear to control & govern pretty much as they think proper. D. Sherman has veered right round in political opinion & daily abuses this his adopted Count I have yet had no time to see Dr Patten but enjoyed a service at an Episcopalian Church more than I remember ever having done before, the music was particu- larly grateful & agreeable & the whole day, was a delightful con- trast to those Sundays spent at sea. Please tell Wm that I read his admirable letter with attention & I trust that the advice he gives will not be useless, I should be glad to hear from each & all, by enclosing the letters secretly in the packages it will avoid the seri- ous item of postage. With love to all I remain Your affectionate Son John Hudson I? S. Upon opening the parcel of books I was disappointed to find that they were not M James8 last work All these are sold here at about lsh[shilling] vol. indeed it is a mystery to me how Booksellers exist 25 cts. being an almost uniform price for books. JH . I will sell them for what I can get. My dear Father 35 John Strt Ott XL/48 I mentioned in the last letter that I would give you some ac- count of Dr Sherman, You will be sorry to learn that he has been very unfortunate both with reference to his success as a Physician, literary Man, & also with regard to his Family; I find him living I7 The Reverend William Patton was pastor of Spring Street Presbyterian Church. Jonathan Greenleaf, A History of the Churches, of All Denominations, in the City of New York, from the first settlement to the year 2846 (New York: E. French, Portland, Hyde, Lord and Duren, X346), pp. 3,164,168. I8 The Reverend John Angel1 James was minister of the Carr's Lane Non Conformist Church of Christ which was attended by Benjamin Hudson and his family. Post Office Directory of Birmingham, 2850 (Birmingham: W. Kelly Company, USSO), p. 180; Birmingham, History and General Directory of the Borough of Birmingham (Sheffield: Francis White and Company, 1849), p. 191. 13 |
